Editing 1817 in science (section)

==Births==
* January 29 – [[William Ferrel]] (died [[1891 in science|1891]]), [[Americans|American]] [[meteorologist]].
* February 15 – [[Robert Angus Smith]] (died [[1884 in science|1884]]), Scottish-born atmospheric chemist.
* April 8 – [[Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard]] (died [[1894 in science|1894]]), [[Mauritius|Mauritian]]-born [[physiologist]] and [[neurologist]].
* May 31 – [[Joseph Marie Élisabeth Durocher]] (died [[1860 in science|1860]]), French geologist.
* June 30 – [[Joseph Dalton Hooker]] (died [[1911 in science|1911]]), [[English people|English]] [[botanist]].
* July 5 – [[Carl Vogt]] (died [[1895 in science|1895]]), [[Germany|German]] scientist who publishes notable works in [[zoology]], [[geology]] and [[physiology]].
* July 15 – [[Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet|John Fowler]] (died [[1898 in science|1898]]), English [[civil engineer]].
* September 10 – [[Richard Spruce]] (died [[1893 in science|1893]]), English [[botanist]].
* October 10 – [[C. H. D. Buys Ballot]] (died [[1890 in science|1890]]), Dutch meteorologist.
* October 17 – [[Alfred Des Cloizeaux]] (died [[1897 in science|1897]]), French [[mineralogist]].
* November 26 – [[Charles-Adolphe Wurtz]] (died [[1884 in science|1884]]), Alsatian French [[chemist]].
* December 13 – [[Arthur Hill Hassall]] (died [[1894 in science|1894]]), English physician, microbiologist and chemical analyst.
* December 14 – [[Sophia Wilkens]] (died [[1889 in science|1889]]), Swedish pioneer in the education of students with intellectual disability.